Notes:
- number in brackets (#/) indicates seed for this tournament
- FIVB number in bracket (/FIVB#) indicates current FIVB Team ranking

Main Draw / Ranking

Rk.

Players

Country

Points

Prize (US$)

Bonus (US$)

1

Parà-Guilherme

BRA

300

20,000.00

10,000.00

2

Whitmarsh-Ceman

USA

270

13,000.00

8,000.00

3

Paulo Emilio-Paulão

BRA

225

7,000.00

4,500.00

Steffes-Blanton

USA

225

7,000.00

4,500.00

5

Loiola-Anjinho

BRA

165

3,750.00

2,250.00

Zé Marco-Emanuel

BRA

165

3,750.00

2,250.00

Kiraly-Johnson

USA

165

3,750.00

2,250.00

Tanner-Ian Clark

USA

165

3,750.00

2,250.00

9

Prosser-Zahner

AUS

105

2,250.00

850.00

Duda-Fred

BRA

105

2,250.00

850.00

Roberto Lopes-Franco

BRA

105

2,250.00

850.00

Child-Heese

CAN

105

2,250.00

850.00

P.Laciga-M.Laciga

SUI

105

2,250.00

850.00

Dodd-Heidger

USA

105

2,250.00

850.00

Fonoimoana-Lewis

USA

105

2,250.00

850.00

Holdren-Rogers

USA

105

2,250.00

850.00

17

Martinez-Conde

ARG

45

1,250.00

450.00

Salema-Baracetti

ARG

45

1,250.00

450.00

Holden-Leinemann

CAN

45

1,250.00

450.00

Palinek-Kubala

CZE

45

1,250.00

450.00

Bosma-Diez

ESP

45

1,250.00

450.00

Guissart-Deulofeu

FRA

45

1,250.00

450.00

Penigaud-Jodard

FRA

45

1,250.00

450.00

Ahmann-Hager

GER

45

1,250.00

450.00

Krank-Oetke

GER

45

1,250.00

450.00

Pomerenke-Anton

GER

45

1,250.00

450.00

Kjemperud-Hoidalen

NOR

45

1,250.00

450.00

Kvalheim-Maaseide

NOR

45

1,250.00

450.00

Maia-Brenha

POR

45

1,250.00

450.00

Karasev-Pospelov

RUS

45

1,250.00

450.00

Boulianne-Swatik

USA

45

1,250.00

450.00

Sinjin Smith-Henkel

USA

45

1,250.00

450.00

MEN'S QUALIFICATION
September 10, 1997

Qualification Tournament - Results

No.

Rnd.

Br.

Date

Team A

Team B

Result

Time

1

I

W

9/10/97

Paulo Emilio-Paulão BRA (1)

Jarry-Grimalt CHI (32)

15-2

13

2

I

W

9/10/97

Quinonez-Gil PUR (16)

Dieckmann M.-Dieckmann Ch. GER (17)

13-15

24

3

I

W

9/10/97

Krank-Oetke GER (9)

Hreszczuk-Burdin AUS (24)

15-1

18

4

I

W

9/10/97

Pakosta-Dzavoronok CZE (8)

Nogughi-Morikawa JPN (25)

8-15

49

5

I

W

9/10/97

Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR (5)

Areshkin-Kostioukov RUS (28)

15-4

25

6

I

W

9/10/97

Nieves-Gonzalez PUR (12)

Dayanov-Kouchnerev RUS (21)

9-15

35

7

I

W

9/10/97

Pomerenke-Anton GER (13)

Kiselev-Kolesnik RUS (20)

15-13

49

8

I

W

9/10/97

Grigolo-Raffaelli ITA (4)

Piskulich-Villegas CRC (29)

15-0

28

9

I

W

9/10/97

Duda-Fred BRA (3)

Bina-Viberti ITA (30)

15-1

24

10

I

W

9/10/97

Stejskal-Chromy CZE (14)

Velasco-De Jesus PUR (19)

5-15

37

11

I

W

9/10/97

Penigaud-Jodard FRA (11)

Matsunaga-Sakai JPN (22)

15-6

44

12

I

W

9/10/97

Englen-Petersson SWE (6)

Nowotny-Grumbir AUT (27)

15-10

13

I

W

9/10/97

Guissart-Deulofeu FRA (7)

Bischofberger-Knechciak SUI (26)

15-5

37

14

I

W

9/10/97

Leitner-Stamm AUT (10)

P.Schroffenegger-T.Schroffenegger AUT (23)

0-15

0

15

I

W

9/10/97

Canet-Hamel FRA (15)

Solustri-Ghiurghi ITA (18)

9-15

32

16

I

W

9/10/97

Bosma-Diez ESP (2)

Jackson-Espericueta MEX (31)

15-13

47

II

QUALIFICATION ROUND

17

II

W

9/10/97

Paulo Emilio-Paulao BRA (1)

C./M. Dieckmann (17)

15-2

30

18

II

W

9/10/97

Krank-Oetke GER (9)

Nogughi-Morikawa JPN (25)

15-4

34

19

II

W

9/10/97

Kjemperud-Hoidalen NOR (5)

Dayanov-Kouchnerev RUS (21)

15-1

31

20

II

W

9/10/97

Grigolo-Raffaelli ITA (4)

Pomerenke-Anton GER (13)

12-15

52

21

II

W

9/10/97

Duda-Fred BRA (3)

Velasco-De Jesus PUR (19)

15-9

32

22

II

W

9/10/97

Englen-Petersson SWE (6)

Penigaud-Jodard FRA (11)

11-15

62

23

II

W

9/10/97

Guissart-Deulofeu FRA (7)

P.Schroffenegger-T.Schroffenegger AUT (23)

15-4

35

24

II

W

9/10/97

Bosma/Diez ESP (2)

Ghiurghi/Sulustri ITA (18)

15-10

55

Qualification Tournament - Ranking
September 10, 1997

Rk.

Players

Country

Points

Prize (US$)

Bonus (US$)

Q

Duda-Fred

BRA

Paulo Emilio-Paulão

BRA

Bosma-Diez

ESP

Guissart-Deulofeu

FRA

Penigaud-Jodard

FRA

Krank-Oetke

GER

Kjemperud-Hoidalen

NOR

33

P.Schroffenegger-T.Schroffenegger

AUT

21

Dieckmann M.-Dieckmann Ch.

GER

21

Grigolo-Raffaelli

ITA

21

Solustri-Ghiurghi

ITA

21

Nogughi-Morikawa

JPN

21

Velasco-De Jesus

PUR

21

Dayanov-Kouchnerev

RUS

21

Englen-Petersson

SWE

21

41

Hreszczuk-Burdin

AUS

9

Leitner-Stamm

AUT

9

Nowotny-Grumbir

AUT

9

Jarry-Grimalt

CHI

9

Piskulich-Villegas

CRC

9

Pakosta-Dzavoronok

CZE

9

Stejskal-Chromy

CZE

9

Canet-Hamel

FRA

9

Bina-Viberti

ITA

9

Matsunaga-Sakai

JPN

9

Jackson-Espericueta

MEX

9

Nieves-Gonzalez

PUR

9

Quinonez-Gil

PUR

9

Areshkin-Kostioukov

RUS

9

Kiselev-Kolesnik

RUS

9

Bischofberger-Knechciak

SUI

9

Notes:
- "Q" means qualified for the Main Draw
- "33" is 33rd Place (eliminated)
- "41" is 41st Place (eliminated)

MEN'S PARTICIPATING TEAMS

32 Teams in the Main Draw

16 Teams from the FIVB

14 by FIVB World Ranking (determined August 10th)

2 Wild Cards (selected August 15th)

8 USA Teams from the AVP (determined August 31st)

8 Teams Qualifying through the Qualification Tournament (held September 10th)

MAIN DRAW
(September 11-13 1997)

Team name

Ctry.

Points

Seed

Martinez-Conde

ARG

3,026

Salema-Baracetti

ARG

1,866

Prosser-Zahner

AUS

2,118

Zé Marco-Emanuel

BRA

4,240

6

Parà-Guilherme

BRA

3,780

Roberto Lopes-Franco

BRA

2,675

Child-Heese

CAN

3,046

Holden-Leinemann

CAN

2,266

Palinek-Kubala

CZE

1,250

Ahmann-Hager

GER

1,356

Kvalheim-Maaseide

NOR

3,646

8

Maia-Brenha

POR

1,580

Karasev-Pospelov

RUS

1,286

P.Laciga-M.Laciga

SUI

1,336

Sinjin Smith-Henkel

USA

2,186

Loiola-Anjinho

BRA

270

1

Steffes-Blanton

USA

45

2

Whitmarsh-Ceman

USA

1,105

3

Kiraly-Johnson

USA

30

5

Dodd-Heidger

USA

850

7

Tanner-Ian Clark

USA

150

Stoklos-Swatik

USA

Holdren-Rogers

USA

Fonoimoana-Lewis

USA

240

plus eight teams qualifying through the QT

Notes:
- points are as per standings in the World Ranking on entry date
- seedings 1-8 determined on September 8th (Press Conference - Drawing of Lots)
- exact seed of each team will be communicated on September 10th (Technical Meeting)

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
(September 10th 1997)

Team name

Country

Points

Seed

Perez-Conte

ARG

394

Burdin-Hreszczuk

AUS

134

Nowotny-Dobeiner

AUT

181

T.Schroffenegger-P.Schroffenegger

AUT

102

Leitner-Stamm

AUT

696

Paulo Emilio-Paulão

BRA

2'626

4

Duda-Fred

BRA

1'107

Jarry-Grimalt

CHI

Piskulich-Villegas

CRC

110

Pakosta-Dzavoronok

CZE

926

Stejskal-Chromy

CZE

184

Deulofeu-Guissart

FRA

1'160

Canet-Hamel

FRA

399

Penigaud-Jodard

FRA

312

Anton-Pomerenke

GER

158

Krank-Oetke

GER

132

Dieckmann Ch.-Dieckmann M.

GER

26

Ghiurghi-Lione

ITA

1'088

Grigolo-Raffaelli

ITA

986

Viberti-Bina

ITA

16

De Jesus-Velasco

PUR

136

Kiselev-Kolesnik

RUS

175

Dayanov-Kouchnerev

RUS

308

Areshkin-Kostioukov

RUS

253

Bosma-Diez

ESP

816

Englen-Petersson

SWE

1'196

Bischofberger-Knechciak

SUI

27

Notes:
- points are as per standings in the World Ranking on entry date
- exact seed of each team will be communicated on September 9th (Technical Meeting)

RESERVE TEAMS (to enter the QT in case of withdrawal of one of the above 32 teams)